French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Redoutable' (1752)

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Le Redoutable	2134
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1749/12	NNF-1715
Launched	1752/05/05	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1753/01
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Téméraire Class
Constructor	François Coulomb	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sunk in Action	1759/08/18	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck163' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)52.9424 (173′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9664 (45′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,580Ton

Armament

1753/01Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1753/016666 officers, 660 menNNF-1715

Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756Chef d'escadrePierre-André de Glandevès du CastelletFWIKI1759 - 1759/08/18Capitaine de VaisseauPaul-Hippolyte de BeauvilliersFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1756/05/20Battle of Minorca
1759/08/18Battle of Lagos Bay
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Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
NNF-1715	Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774	Alain Demerliac	Book
FWIKI	Wikipedia - France	Various	Web Site

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